Four Letter Word Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays627

Four Letter Word by Cheap Trick is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, D, G, C and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			tuning:  standard  E A D G 
 
 
intro 
 
     (D) Got a one track mind 
     (E) Got a twisted heart 
     (A) Need a lesson in (G)love 
     (D) I'm right on time 
     (E) For tonight's the night 
     (A) I need your (G)love 
 
 
D-------------------------------------5-5--------------------| 
A--7-5-7------7-7-5-7-7----------7-5-7------7-7-5-7-7--------| 
E--------0--------------0-0-0-------------------------0-0-0--| 
 
verse 
 
     (E) Caught in the act had no alibi no 
     (D) Reason why to (C)let you down (B) oh 
     (E) Stabbed in the back, know it hurt I let you 
     (D) Go, will you (C)take me back  (B) oh. 
 
bridge 
 
     (E) It's (D) all (G) right to put the (E) blame on me 
     For (E)af (D)ter (A)all, blame it (E) on my last affair 
     (E) It's (D)all (G)right, it takes (E)two to make it love 
     (E) Love (D) can (A) be just a (E ONCE!)four letter word 
     (first time only)   a four letter word 
 
repeat intro 
(including tab part) 
 
second verse 
 
      Day turns to night, I was wrong you were right 
      Hope I'm Mr. Hyde, Not doctor J. 
      Sometimes I'm not myself, Must be somebody else 
      To jeoparize your love.  What went wrong I'll right. oh. 
 
bridge again 
 
then, an E major asending scale three times 
 
then, intro minus tabbed part 
 
the rest is the "live" guitar solo...  rhythym part just jams in E major 
 
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Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante